1980s All-Decade Team

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  1. John Candelaria.. honorable mention,, lol… there are about 100 pitchers in the ’80s more deserving of mention … Jack Morris, Fernando Valenzuela, Bert Blyleven, Dave Stieb, Bob Welch, Ron Guidry, Bruce Hurst, John tudor, Frank Viola, Charlie Hough, Frank Tanana, Mark Langston, Dan Petry, Rick Sutcliff, Dave Stewart, Ron Darling, Bob Ojeda, Mario Soto, Mike Scott, Teddy Higuera, Tommy John, Dave Stewart, Rick Reuschel, Bill Gullickson, Steve Rogers, John Denny, Eric Show, Rick Rhoden, Tom Browning, the Niekros, …. and many, many more

    1. While “about 100” is overkill, Candelaria was just another pitcher in the 80’s. His best years were already behind him.

  2. John Candelaria won 97 games in the 1980s with an ERA+ of 110. Enough said.

    You should read about a player named Dan Quisenberry, he is not only far more deserving than Dan Plesac, but he was better than Eckersley and the other relievers on the list in THE 1980s.

    With due respect, these teams would make better sense if you picked a left fielder, center fielder, and right fielder. You have two right fielders here and a left fielder. You may want to look up Andre Dawson and Dale Murphy.

  3. Jack Morris and Lance Parrish. Both should be recognized with Morris on First Team and Parrish on Second Team. The Tigers won more games than anyone not named the New York Yankees. Morris had more wins and innings pitched, amidst other stats he led or was top 3 or 5. He pitched late into games which is why his ERA is high. Gary Carter wins first place, no doubt. But, Fisk? Before Parrish? Go look at stats, and then explain how Fisk was better defensively. Detroit won 2 divisions, and a world series. If the wild card was around, they are in the playoffs at least 4 more times. Morris and Parrish a big reason why. Your wrong, sorry

    1. Parrish was with the Phillies in 87 when the Tigers won their second division title of the 80’s..so Parrish was only with the Tigers from 80-86 in the decade.

  4. Whoever did this list should be ashamed to not even mention Dale Murphy. None of those outfielders would have been taken over him in about a 7 year span in the 80s. He was a legend and carried a team for years.

  5. You lose all credibility with no George Brett on this list. Not even honorable mention? Give me a break!

  6. Serious omissions: Lance Parrish, Dale Murphy, Dave Stieb, and Andre Dawson. Parrish was primarily a catcher, the top cleanup hitting catcher, and Fisk was far less catcher at that point. I’m not sure why the only argument is which 3 of Dave Winfield, Dale Murphy, Andre Dawson, and Rickey Henderson is the starting outfield, and 2 aren’t even mentioned. Would any team have traded Dawson or Murphy in the 80s? Dave Stieb just needs to be there somewhere. Jack Morris should be mentioned. And isn’t everyone tired of the whole Don Mattingly thing? Would any team trade Eddie Murray for Don Mattingly? Any team? I do bow to the Lou Whitaker pick—a rare right call there.

    1. Not tired of “The whole Mattingly thing”. Everyone would Murray for Mattingly in a minute. Before his bad back he was the elite hitter in the majors and his 9 gold gloves show that he was a complete ballplayer.

  7. Yeah…lol…You made a list of best players in the 80’s and left off arguably the best player. Dale Murphy. You actually have Dwight Evens…lmao over him. Could hold his Jock. That’s an unforgivable error. Go write some badminton reviews

  8. Dave Steib was the best pitcher of the 1980’s

  9. Lol…Strawberry and Evens over Murphy. Just say you have no clue. This is laughable. No Brett either ouch. Stick to badminton

  10. All Time 80’s Team

    LF Rickey Henderson
    2B Ryan Sandberg
    CF Kirby Puckett
    RF Dave Winfield
    3B Mike Schmidt
    1B Eddie Murray
    DH Andre Dawson
    SS Cal Ripken Jr.
    C Gary Carter

    P Nolan Ryan

    You can alternate Dawson and Winfield at RF or DH. Schmidt had 3MVPs in the 80’s. All that I listed are HoFers. Mattingly and Evans are out of place. Puckett averaged 200 hits for 6 years of the decade of the 80’s so he did enough to take it. Oh and this is a tough team to beat.

  11. Dale Murphy Dominated the 80’s and was the best outfielder in baseball in the first half with 2 mvp’s. had better overall numbers than strawberry and evans.

  12. Without 2-time NL MVP Dale Murphy, this list is a joke.

  13. without dale Murphy on this list this can’t be taken seriously. Easily in the top 3 outfielders for sure.

  15. Any list of “greatest players of the 80’s” that doesn’t even mention Robin Yount is garbage. He won 2 MVP awards (at two different positions) and had the most hits and doubles of anybody during that decade. He was also second in runs scored and triples. He was third in XBH and had the 3rd highest batting average. No other player ranked in the top three in so many different categories. Hands-down one of the most under-appreciated players in MLB history.

  16. Dale Murphy had better comparative stats than every outfielder you mentioned except for Ricky Henderson from 1980-1989. Just a brutal oversight.

  17. several good ones noted already but umm… Tony Gwynn?

  18. I know we don’t love the single so much any more but Gwynn wasn’t exactly Luis Arraez

  19. I know we don’t love the single anymore but Gwynn wasn’t exactly Luis Arraez.



  22. for relief pitchers in the 80s – 90s what about the ex yankee and cardinal ?

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